A Clermont police officer saw a suspicious person at a playground across from Clermont Elementary School and approached him, and then gunfire was exchanged, according to Clermont Police Chief Charles L. Broadway.

The officer chased the suspect and found him at U.S. 27 and Montrose Street.

Police said the suspect had a gunshot wound to his head, but it was not clear if it was self-inflicted.

The suspect was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center in critical condition.